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Computer hard drive is allways active even in the middle of the night...?

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Yes, Windows OS's are continually updating swap file which exists on the same drive has the OS. If you computer not actively being used during the night, you should set your power management options to reflect. Most have option to shut down monitor, hard drive and entire system after so many minutes. You can define these parameters for when plugged into AC power or running on battery. I suspect you have these set to always on when connected to AC power.

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